That's right, ladies & gents: today marks the 19th anniversary of the inaugural UFC. If it weren't for a tiny event (only 2,600 attendance & 86,000 PPV) in the now-demolished McNichols Arean in Denver, Colorado, none of us would know each other & share a passion for this great sport.

To celebrate, take some time out of your day at 1pm EST today & enjoy this:

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Since Monday's episode of The MMA Hour falls on the 19th anniversary of UFC 1 (Nov. 12, 1993), we've decided to dedicate the entire show to that historic event. Below is a rundown of who will be stopping by and when:

1:00 p.m. ET -- MMAFighting.com's Dave Meltzer, one of the pioneers of MMA journalism, will put the event into perspective and set the scene for Nov. 1993.

1:25 -- Promoter Art Davie who, along with Rorion Gracie, first came up with the concept of the UFC, will discuss how the promotion came to be.

1:45 --Campbell McLaren, the executive producer of UFC 1-20, will talk about getting the promotion off the ground and how it was presented on television.

2:05 -- World kickboxing champion Kathy Long will talk about being a part of the broadcast team, along with Bill "Superfoot" Wallace and Jim Brown, for UFC 1.

2:25 -- Hall of famer Royce Gracie will look back on how he got involved in UFC 1 and winning it all.

3:05 -- We'll answer your #themmahour questions on anything and everything going on in the MMA world. Hit us up on Twitter using that hash tag or give us a call. The best question will receive this prize from Round 5: Ultimate Collector Series 10 featuring Championship Editions of Anderson Silva and Dominick Cruz, Pride variants for Alistair Overeem and Mark Coleman, the Round 5 debuts of Chael Sonnen and Anthony Pettis, and a brand new figure for Lyoto Machida. Plus, we'll preview UFC 154 with Ric's Picks.

Also, we'll take your calls on anything and everything. Got a question or comment? Give us a call at 1-888-418-4074.